EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 8 MIN
Graham; Ralph Norman announced Adam Morgan as running
from The Charlie James Show Podcast
U.S. Representative Ralph Norman shook up the gubernatorial primary during the opening segment of Hour 2 on The Charlie James Show on 98.9 WORD by announcing former State Representative Adam Morgan as his lieutenant governor running mate. This hardline conservative alliance directly addresses Senator Lindsey Graham's concurrent "Get Out the Vote" tour and Donald Trump’s endorsement of Pamela Evette.The Freedom Caucus AllianceThe Strategic Choice: Norman tapped Adam Morgan, the Greenville County business owner and founding chairman of the hardline South Carolina Freedom Caucus.The Target: During the press conference at Morgan’s Greenville music store, both candidates explicitly framed the ticket as an attack on "nepotism" and the "Columbia political establishment".The Platform: Norman pledged that if elected, Morgan will serve as his official "road czar," running a top-to-bottom forensic audit of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT).The Lindsey Graham DynamicEstablishment vs. Insurgents: While Norman and Morgan rallied Upstate anti-establishment voters, Senator Lindsey Graham was simultaneously anchoring a mainstream Republican "Get Out the Vote" event in Columbia alongside Governor Henry McMaster.Countering Trump’s Push: Graham used his event to steady the establishment wing after Trump recommended Henry McMaster Jr. as Evette's running mate. By contrast, Charlie noted that Norman’s choice of Morgan doubles down on the populist, ultra-conservative grassroots wing to secure a spot in the expected June 23
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00:00 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:27 For spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties above. 00:59 share his grace on thee and come 01:12 uh... and we are back in headed to the phones let's go to ralph in gaffney ralph yeah it's amazing that you can talk about partly supporting pedophilia but he was at the war walking around with a big-time alone 01:41 I'm a square lollipop at Disney World. I can see little Lindsey and some knickers with that ruffle shirt. Look at like little Debbie. Fauntleroy. Oh, somebody's got to do that meme. I appreciate it, Ralph. You're exactly right. And the story that I heard about the whole Disney World thing about the Little Mermaid. 02:11 bubble wand is that some little girl had to use the restroom and her mother asked him to hold that for her. Now, let me ask you a question. You got your daughter at Disney World. Lindsey Graham walking around in his open collar, long sleeve shirt, his dress slacks, looking like Lindsey Graham. Is that the guy? 02:40 That you asked to hold the no, no, of course not. Let's go to Everett and Spartanburg. How you doing Everett? I'm doing fine, Charlie. I'm gonna cover three issues in less than a minute. one is social issues in the military will destroy retention and recruiting. I'm sorry, was the first thing that you said? Social issues. Social issues. oh destroy retention and recruiting. Yes. 03:10 uh, going to vote for, I'm ready for, for a governor, but I found out he was not a naturalized born citizen. And I think it should be for, for political office. You don't have to be, but I think it should be. And the third thing is Iran will not make a deal. And Donald Trump, I voted for him three times. I think he's wrong. Hezbollah, Israel shouldn't be involved in this. should pound Hezbollah's very air. 03:38 Well, you very much. Have a great day. appreciate it. Thank you, Everett. I think they should be involved, but I don't think they should be taking the lead on this thing. Let's go to Gerald in Kalpins. Gerald, welcome. Hey, Charlie, I've been going around interviewing some monkeys at the zoo. Yeah. And, you know, CFA qualified running for governor and there has been several that fits the bill better than these clown wigs I've got. 04:07 Well, there you go, Gerald. I mean, we got it. Start a campaign. Well, today, Congressman Ralph Norman announced that my buddy Adam Morgan um is his pick for being a lieutenant governor here in South Carolina. I got a text from Adam Morgan, this is like the last time I talked to Adam face to face. I was like, I was like, OK, you're going to fess up. You're going to go ahead and tell me. He said, I don't know what you're talking about. Yeah, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You know what I'm talking about. 04:37 Don't be lying to me. So he said, and he said, he has not asked me. said, Ralph Norman has not asked me to be his running mate. And I was like, okay. And when he said that, he looked me straight in the eye. I took him at his word. And I still believe him because I talked to him today and he was like, this literally, I just found out on Friday. 05:07 So Adam Morgan did not know that Ralph, Adam Morgan didn't know Ralph Norman was gonna uh select him officially until Friday. So there you go. Oh, absolutely does that. Let's go to Charles in Hickory Grove. Charles, welcome. Hey, how you doing today? I'm great, man. What's up? Good. ah You went into the service the same time I did. I did not. I did not go into the service. 05:36 cleared that up I tried but at the time they were taking 325 pound 18 year olds. thought you were in the not me know Sir. Okay, why correct my fault. Okay, all right. I know it was um was a bill for Friday. probably for okay, I got confused. Okay, here here's the fact that when I w ...
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